The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-04-01
Items from the Courts.

THE ELECTION FRAUDS INVESTIGATION.
The grand jury next Monday will resume
work on the election fraud case. During the
recess Deputy Prosecutor Hoffman and Captain
Ritter have been receiving considerable new and
important evidence. 1t will probably not re-
ouse more than Ave days to complete the in
vestigaton.
wIFEs GRIEVANCE
In August, 1882. Frances and Alexander Hal
lard were married in this city. Mrs. ballard
had served as domestic for several years, and
accumulated small sum of money. A week
after the marriage Hallard deserted her, taking
with him. as she alleges, all the money che had
| saved She has given up all hope of his ever re-
turning, and yesterday filed complaint for
divorce
CHARGED WITH SELLING BAD BUTTER
William Jones. who is employed at Gates &
Pray's livery stable. bought twenty six pounds
of butter from butcher Yesterday morning,
it is charged, he sold it on market to John
Buchanan for "a cents per pound Mr.. Buch-
anan says he found it to be a mixture of several
| ingredients, and unfit for use He got warrant
in ESQUIRE Shocks court for Jones's arrest
| This is the first prosecution of the kind the
Health Board has begun.
THEIR TROUBLES ADJUSTED.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Cochran, of Lincoln. ILL.,. came
| to an agreement yesterday. The wife consented
| to return to her home. aud tho husband had the
habeas corpus proceedings. brought before
| Judge Howe, for the possession of the children,
dismissed They left on the morning train with
| the children for Lincoln and, in the afternoon,
| Mrs Cochrans sister, with a brother. who had
come from Louisville to assist in adjusting the
| difficulty, left for that city
SUIT IN REGARD TO WATER SUPPLY.
The Indianapolis Waterworks Company and
the Excelsior Manufacturing Company are still
| in litigation. Last fall the latter company
brought suit against the former for breach of
| contract, and yesterday the water-works COM
| pany filed a suit for the possession of the water
supply the Excelsior company has from the
| canal. The complaint alleges that no pay for
| the use of water by defendant has been received
for seven months, and aside from possession the
water company wants 500 damages.
wHITEHEAD's DEFENSE.
In the Criminal Court yesterday, in the
trial Of Dallas Whitehead for murder, the entire
day was used in hearing evidence for the de-
Tense. Fifteen witnesses testified that they had
known defendant all his life. and that he had
always had good reputation He lived at Bel
mont for several years, where he employed
in the car works. Martin Puch said Whitehead
and his brother had worked on his ayne town
| ship farm for ten years, and he had always con-
sidered the prisoner exemplary young man.
| In the afternoon tho sef-defense theory was
| taken up, and in developing it Charles Reed tes-
|
and Abe Landers followed Whitehead, Frank
Reed and the two girls to the cor
ner of Tennessee and Georgia streets When
all of them had. returning, nearly reached the
dance-house he saw Landers draw a revolver
and threaten to shoot Whitehead. Landers
stepped up to the prisoner and pushed the re-
voler against his breast twice. when Whitehead
drew his ow weapon. AS Landers pointed his
revolver at him the third time the defendant
eraspei it with his left hand and fired the fatal
shot. John Scroggins, Walter Scott and several
| other witnesses corroborated Reeds testimony.
The two girls, over whom the quarrel occurred
| were called to the stand, but as they ran when
the trouble began, could testify to nothing of
| value. This forenoon will be consumed with
the remaiper of the evidence for the defense
and the rebuttal by the prosecution. The case
| will perhaps 60 to the jury late this evening.